Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Jesse Wooten died after being struck by a trolley car. Patrolman Wooten was responding to a disturbance call inside the Greek Cafe at the corner of McLemore Street and Rayburn Street. As he crossed the street he was struck by a trolley car and knocked into a second trolley car going in the opposite direction. He was crushed between the two trolley cars. Patrolman Wooten was taken to Baptist Hospital where he died the next morning from his injuries.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Wooten served with the Memphis Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Wooten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Jesse P. Wooten is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Memphis Police Department, 25 of 94 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jesse P. Wooten's cause is highlighted.
How Jesse P. Wooten Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jesse P. Wooten is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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